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Apparently there aren't any riggers anywhere near Gold Coast Skydivers/NOLA since Ben Cronwell passed (according to a person I spoke with on the phone). I need a reserve re-pack and I also need to send my Cypres out for a service prior to that. Any recommendations? I don't really want to mail my rig or drive to Houston or FL.

As you know, Chicago has the strictest gun control (does that mean they're leading in civility?) in the nation yet it ranks at the top in violent crime and deaths. The problem areas in this country can easily be identified and isolated using a simple arcGIS analysis, and then by tightening policing and enforcement of laws in those areas. Unfortunately that takes money, and resolution, especially by police chiefs and sherifs, and the risk of losing their officers. For politicians and elected law enforcement officials it is far easier to pass a bill that makes it look like you're attacking the problem rather than actually isolating and fixing the issue. They pass a bill, and bam all of a sudden, we have done something! Everyone cheer and now we are more civil! Then next week 20 more kids die in suburban Chicago. Why isn't that on the news? If human life is important, if we cherish children, why don't we focus on ending gang crime and shootings in areas that we know they occur? Criminals will be criminals and it doesn't matter to them what laws are passed. A person with the resolution to take another human's life wouldn't be thinking 'man, i sure don't want to add another felony misdemeanor to this crime' when he loads or raises his 'illegal' weapon to take another life. But laws do matter to law abiding citizens like you and I. When those laws begin reducing your rights, especially to protect yourself, then that becomes troublesome (at least to me).

You can google all you want, and yes the government has more and more been attempting to restrict everyones rights, not just gun owners. Can they outright ban all weapons? No, that is all I am saying. Can they make it so all you can have is a single shot bb gun? Yes. This is more of a case of 'death by a thousand paper cuts' they will continue restricting rights until it gets to the point that they will have eroded almost all rights which were at one point afforded to the citizens of this nation, and I'm not just talking about gun rights. Look at all of the personal freedoms and privacy rights we decided to give up as a country as soon as we were faced with terrorism on our own soil. It's a slippery slope. But you know what, most people are more than happy to just drone on in life as long as their personal way of life is not affected. Imagine if all of a sudden the government wanted to stop sport parachuting because 'it increased the ability for terrorist to train (on American soil) in insertion techniques and afford them the ability to move into heavily populated city centers or government property with a decreased signature in order to inflict damage and death'. I'm sure you (and I, and everyone on this forum) would suddenly be very interested in that.

I have a very thorough understanding of how the government works in the USA, thanks.

Actually what she said in a taped interview that she wanted to do was: "If I could have banned them all - 'Mr. and Mrs. America turn in your guns' - I would have!" How in the F is that constitutional, and how is she able to still stay in office? To me that is a blatant disrespect and attempted violation of the 2nd amendement. Alas her constituents reelected her. You are missing the point.... Individuals like you, and the senator, don't decide what is and is not constitutional in the United States. The Supreme Court decides that. SO, if a previous restriction of the 2nd amendment was heard by the Supreme Court, and NOT found to be unconstitutional, then the only precedent on the constitutionality of restricting the 2nd amendment would show that it is in fact constitutional. You might not think so, but you aren't the one deciding, so it doesn't matter. You're right, the supreme court has no checks or balances against it so their say is the supreme rule of the land....you might want to go check the 26th amendment and the supreme court case it overturned (Oregon v Mitchell). On top of that the prior AWB did not ban 'all weapons' as the senator wanted to do, so in 'spirit' it was still constitutional. As someone else mentioned, I don't even think the '94 AWB was reviewed or brought up to the SCOTUS. The NDAA that was just signed made it ok to violate American citizens 4th amendment rights, I don't see the SCOTUS saying anything about that. Just because SCOTUS didn't say something is unconstitutional doesn't automatically make it constitutional.

The same way Jesse Helms was able to stay in office. We're talkin' the Deep South here.. 'nuff said. Honestly I'm not an advocate of either one. Why do I have to choose between a religious fanatic and someone that wants to take away my constitutional rights? I'm not a fan of anyone that's fanatical to either side. The problem is, more and more in this country our political elections are becoming a matter of choosing between black or white (and I don't mean race). Well, life isn't black or white it's a whole hell of a lot of grey and I would like some viable grey options when voting for the outcome of my country.

Actually what she said in a taped interview that she wanted to do was: "If I could have banned them all - 'Mr. and Mrs. America turn in your guns' - I would have!" How in the F is that constitutional, and how is she able to still stay in office? To me that is a blatant disrespect and attempted violation of the 2nd amendement. Alas her constituents reelected her.

If left in the trunk of the car...who is tasked with firing the Corner for his potential dumb ass statements concerning Long Rifle wounds? I didn't trust the coroner to start with, as as small town coroner,I wonder how many 'long rifle' gunshot wounds he has seen in person. I wouldn't be surprised if those kids were shot with hollow point 9 and 10mm bullets and his initial reaction was 'my god, this MUST be a long rifle wound'. A gunshot does terrible things to the human body and if you haven't seen (and been taught to identify) several different kinds how the hell would you know? Maybe he's seen some pictures in his training, but pictures and real life are two different things.

Does anyone know if the press conference is anywhere I can watch? I missed it when it was live.

I'm looking at purchasing a 1996 PD Reserve with DOM of Jan 96. It's been repacked 15 times and has had 2 rides. For the past 10 or so years its been in a pelican case in a climate controlled environment. My question is, will a rigger have issues packing this reserve if it's still airworthy? I know it sounds kind of straight forward but I have been getting mixed answers so I decided to put it out to the professionals on this forum. Thanks.

Thanks, lots of things to look at and think about.

Shoot, that doesn't look bad at all! I was wondering if a sabre or spectre 170 would pack just as nice in a M6?

The reserve has 15 repacks. To include the 2 ride repacks.

You're right it is a PD 193R, I'm just concerned that it's so old, and I have the measurements just don't know if it'd be worth paying $400ish or just going ahead and biting the bullet to get a new container that will be made to my exact specs/colors.

Hey everyone, Looking at a rig, here are the specifics: Mirage G4 (RSL,hacky) circa 2005 Sabre 2 210 2006 (50 or so jumps) PDR 190 (1994 with 2 rides) Cypres2 DOM summer 05 Any input would be appreciated. My biggest concerns with the rig are the reserve and container not fitting me...would it be worth it to make an offer for everything but the container, if so what would be a good buy?